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| Airline admits financial problems | Airline admits financial problems |
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| Zoom Airlines has admitted being in financial difficulty after two planes used by the company were grounded over alleged non-payment of fees. | Zoom Airlines has admitted being in financial difficulty after two planes used by the company were grounded over alleged non-payment of fees. |
| The company said it had been affected by "acutely difficult" trading conditions. | The company said it had been affected by "acutely difficult" trading conditions. |
| More than 200 passengers were left stranded at Glasgow Airport when their Zoom flight bound for Halifax and Ottawa was refused permission to leave. | More than 200 passengers were left stranded at Glasgow Airport when their Zoom flight bound for Halifax and Ottawa was refused permission to leave. |
| A flight from Calgary to Glasgow was also said to have been grounded. | A flight from Calgary to Glasgow was also said to have been grounded. |
| Eurocontrol and the National Air Traffic Services said charges had not been paid by the Canadian company. | |
| It is understood to have been grounded over a payment dispute. | It is understood to have been grounded over a payment dispute. |
| Zoom Airlines later announced it had sought creditor protection. | Zoom Airlines later announced it had sought creditor protection. |
| Hugh Boyle, executive chairman of Zoom, said: "Our trading position is a direct consequence of the horrendous increase in the price of aviation fuel and the economic climate." | Hugh Boyle, executive chairman of Zoom, said: "Our trading position is a direct consequence of the horrendous increase in the price of aviation fuel and the economic climate." |
| A Glasgow Airport spokesman said discussions were under way to try to resolve the payment dispute. | A Glasgow Airport spokesman said discussions were under way to try to resolve the payment dispute. |
| 'Alternative carrier' | 'Alternative carrier' |
| He said a Zoom flight to Vancouver was due to go out on Thursday evening but there was a 12-hour delay in place because of technical problems. | He said a Zoom flight to Vancouver was due to go out on Thursday evening but there was a 12-hour delay in place because of technical problems. |
| Passengers will be diverted via Gatwick to Vancouver. | Passengers will be diverted via Gatwick to Vancouver. |
| A spokesman for Zoom said: "A plane flying from Glasgow to Vancouver last night, via Calgary, stopped off as scheduled. | A spokesman for Zoom said: "A plane flying from Glasgow to Vancouver last night, via Calgary, stopped off as scheduled. |
| "Sixty-nine passengers due to travel to Vancouver were then transported in an alternative carrier, completing their journey that way." | "Sixty-nine passengers due to travel to Vancouver were then transported in an alternative carrier, completing their journey that way." |
| He said the "resultant knock-on effect" of that had affected services but that they hoped they would return to normal later on Thursday. | He said the "resultant knock-on effect" of that had affected services but that they hoped they would return to normal later on Thursday. |
| Zoom has been operating flights between Scotland and Canada for seven years. | Zoom has been operating flights between Scotland and Canada for seven years. |